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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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